ENGL 120 - Library Instruction Session II

What is My Topic? (1989 - Present)

• Oct. 3, 1990 - Reunification of Germany - Capital to move back to Berlin by 2000.
• Oct. 15, 1991 - Clarence Thomas Confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
• Nov. 1, 1993 - The Maastricht Treaty enters into effect, formally establishing
  the European Union.
• Oct. 14, 1994 - Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction opens in theaters.
• Oct. 23, 1995 - Yeltsin, Clinton Agree on Joint Peacekeeping force in Bosnia.

How can I browse a topic?

• Current History 3^rd Floor D 410 .C82
• Facts on File (NOT the yearbook but the current weekly editions)
  3^rd Floor REF folio D 410 .F3
• Keesing's Record of World Events 3^rd Floor REF folio D 410 .K4.
• Page One : Major Events, 1920-1995, as presented in the New York Times
  3^rd Floor folio D 44 .P25 1995
• The World Today 3^rd Floor D 410 .W63

What sources are available at Libraries that support my idea?

I.  AubieCAT
(The Only Tool To use for Monographs)
(And very helpful for electronic resources)

II.  Dictionaries & Encyclopedias

• Dictionary of American Biography 3^rd Floor REF E 176 .D563
• Encyclopedia of the United States in the Twentieth Century
  3^rd Floor REF E 740.7 .E53 1996
• Encyclopedia USA 3^rd Floor REF E 156 .E52 1983
• The Facts on File Encyclopedia of Science, Technology, and Society
  4^th Floor REF Q 121 .V65 1999
• The Social Science Encyclopedia 3^rd Floor REF H 41 .S63 1996
• Worldmark Encyclopedia of the States 3^rd Floor REF E 156 .W67 1995

III.  Compilations

• CQ Researcher 3^rd Floor REF H 35 .E35 (1991 - 1999)
• Current Biography Yearbook 3^rd Floor REF CT 100 .C8
• Editorials on File 3^rd Floor REF D 410. E 3(1970 - 1999)
• Keesing's Contemporary Archives 3^rd Floor REF D 410. K4 (1931 - 1999)

IV.  General Electronic Indices (These can take the place of some of the periodical and newspaper indices.)

• Academic Search FULLTEXT Elite (Covers abstracts and indexing for over 3,000 scholarly journals and features full text articles for over 1,200 journals since 1990. Requires library ID for off campus access.   Library ID = 20"studentid"0.)

• InfoTrac's Expanded Academic ASAP (Indexes 1500 journal titles in a variety of
  subject areas. Articles in over 500 journals are full text. 1980 – Present. Requires
  library ID for off campus access.)

• Newsbank Newfile (A full-text news resource containing comprehensive coverage of current issues and events from over 500 U.S. and Canadian newspapers, news sources and domestic and international newswires. Coverage from 1991 - Present. Requires library ID for off campus access.)

• Newspaper Abstracts (Provides rapid access to thirty-two regional and national U.S. newspapers through indexing, abstracts, and full-text of thousands of articles on virtually any subject. Full bibliographic citations provide access to the actual article and, in many cases, full-text. Coverage from 1986 - Present. Requires library ID for off campus access.)

V. Content Specific Indices

• Biography and Genealogy Master Index (This database will be helpful in finding biographical information about historical figures found in your research.  Requires library ID for off campus access.)

• Congressional Universe (Brings together a vast amount of information published by and about the United States Congress. It provides a seamless link to the full range of legislative and public policy resources, including: Congressional documents and related resources as well as a number of publications such as the Congressional Record, United States Code, Code of Federal Regulations, and the National Journal.  Requires library ID for off campus access.)

• PAIS International (Public Affairs Information Service)(Indexing service that covers 1972 to the present. Indexes titles such as the Wall Street Journal, American Journal of Political Science, and American Spectator.  Requires library ID for off campus access.)

• Statistical Universe (Can be used to find all statistics issued by the U.S. government back to 1973 through the American Statistics Index (ASI); some 1,000 of the best statistical publications of private and state government sources from 1980 forward through the Statistical Reference Index (SRI).   Requires library ID for off campus access.)

VI. Full-Text Journal Databases

• JSTOR (JSTOR provides access to the backfiles of scholarly publications
  covering the social sciences, humanities, and sciences. JSTOR includes the full
  runs of each journal,generally up to 1-7 years from the present. A sophisticated
  search engine supports full-text and cross-disciplinary searching of the journals
  and presentation of page images allows viewing of the articles exactly as they
  appear in print. Requires library ID for off campus access.)

• Project Muse (Full-text of over 40 print journals in the humanities, social sciences,
  and mathematics from the Johns Hopkins University Press covering 1990-present.
  Includes journals such as Configurations, Diacritics, and The Yale Journal of Criticism. Only available on campus.)

VII. Citation Indices

• Web of Science (Web of Science provides access to current bibliographic information and cited references from over 1,144 of the world's leading arts and humanities journals, as well as covering individually selected, relevant items from over 6,800 major science and social science journals. 1984 – Present. Only available on campus.)

VIII.  International Newspapers

• The Christian Science Monitor 1^st Floor Microfilm (1908 - 1999)
• Index of the Christian Science Monitor 1^st Floor Index Tables (years vary)

• London Times (Times of London) 1^st Floor Microfilm (1788 - 1999)
• The Times Index 1^st Floor Index Table 5b AI 21 .T46 (1973 - 1998)
• British Humanities Index 2^nd Floor Index Table 2a AI 3 .B7 (1962 - 1997)

• The New York Times 1^st Floor Microfilm (1857 - 1998)
• The New York Times Index 1^st Floor Index Tables AI 21 .N45 (1913 - 1993)
• Personal Name Index to "The New York Times Index" 1^st Floor Index Tables
  CT 104 .F28 1998 (1851 - 1996)
• The New York Times Film Reviews 2^nd Floor REF folio PN 1995 .N4
  (1913 - 1990)

• The Wall Street Journal 1^st Floor Microfilm (1889 - 1999)
• The Wall Street Journal Index 1^st Floor (1955 - 1992)

IX.  National Newspapers

• Chicago Tribune 1^st Floor Microfilm (1972 - 1998)
• Chicago Tribune Index 1^st Floor Index Tables AI 21 .C5 (1972 - 1993)

• Los Angeles Times 1^st Floor Microfilm (1969 - 1998)
• Los Angeles Times Index 1^st Floor Index Tables
  AI 21 .L62 (1976 - 1978)(1979)(1980)(1985)(1986 - 1993)

• Washington Post 1^st Floor Microfilm (1877 - 1999)
• Washington Post Index 1^st Floor Index Tables AI 21 .W33 O3 (1979 - 1988)

X.  Regional Newspapers

• The Birmingham News 1^st Floor Microfilm (1888 - 1999)
• Birmingham News Index 1^st Floor (1978 - 1993)

• The Charlotte Observer 1^st Floor Microfilm (1958 - 1993)

• Ulrich's International Periodicals Directory 2^nd Floor REF Desk

• American Spectator 1^st Floor Microfilm (1980 - 1999)
• Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report 3^rd Floor REF folio JK 1 .C15
  (1961 - 1998)
• Esquire 1^st Floor Microfilm (1979 - 1999)
• Ms.1^st Floor Microfilm (1972 - 1999)
• National Review 1^st Floor Microfilm (1970 - 1999)
• The New Republic 1^st Floor Microfilm (1918- 1999)
• The New Yorker 1^st Floor Microfilm (1925 - 1999)
• Newsweek 1^st Floor Microfilm (1933 - 1999)
• Playboy 1^st Floor Microfilm (1953 - 1988)
• Rolling Stone 1^st Floor Microfilm (1980 - 1999)
• The Saturday Evening Post 1^st Floor Microfilm (1967- 1998)
• Scientific American 4th Floor folio T 1 .S5 (1862 - 1999)
• Time Magazine 1^st Floor Microfilm (1923 - 1999)
• U.S. News & World Report 1^st Floor Microfilm (1958 - 1999)

What sources are available outside Libraries that support my idea?

I.  U.S. Newspapers Online